Starting October 1, 2024
This course paints an energetic outline of conception, embryology, birth and the immediate postpartum period. It presents the development of life as understood through familiar Chinese medical models, as well as those specific to Chinese Obstetrics, the medical specialty known as Chan Ke. It discusses the modalities of acupuncture, nutrition, and Chinese herbs to support mother and child and their emerging during these special months.
The class traces foundational models of fertility and treatments for idiopathic infertility including treatments to clear to the womb and invoke conception. It follows the three trimesters and ten months of pregnancy informed by Daoist and Confucian perspectives on embryology Chinese medical indicators of emerging pathology at key junctures are covered for both pregnancy and labor. Pulses and indications of the healthy development at each stage are covered. There are no protocols, but logic for why to use common acupuncture points, how to use less commonly utilized points and why to refrain from prohibited points.
The lecture offers a fresh approach to pregnancy treatments informed by Sinew, Luo, and Eight Extraordinary Channels. A practical selection of points used in Chinese midwifery to help create a safe and easy labor. The class rounds out with emergency and immediate considerations postpartum.
The class is online and self-paced in segmented lectures. The modalities of acupuncture, herbs and nutrition are separated in presentation. The course is also supported via three synchronous online meetings. These are times to meet and connect as a cohort for questions, clarifications and case studies.
Diane Gioioso, M.Ac., L.Ac.
Graduate of Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, Class 12
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Diane Gioioso
Diane Gioioso is a graduate of Academy for Five Element Acupuncture (AFEA). Her approach to Chinese medicine emphasizes healing as a developmental process.
Her initial training was grounded in Five Element acupuncture with J.R. Worsley and his senior students. Since 1999, Diane has been a close student of Master Jeffery Yuen.
She is currently a professor at Daoist Tradition College of Chinese Medical Arts in North Carolina, where she is teaches the specialties of Cardiology and Neurology. Diane is a former instructor of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH).
Diane maintains her clinical practice at Yao Shan Center for Chinese Medicine in Baltimore and Washington, DC. Her clinical concentrations are gynecology, cardiology, neurology and emotional health.
Diane is the founder of Nine Stars Botanicals, a company producing quality innovative Chinese herbal remedies.